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The Summer Lunches for Kids program gets under way next week in area communities.
The free lunches will be available from 11-11:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, June 10-Aug. 14, in Vandalia at Lincoln Park, across from the Vandalia Statehouse; and the gazebo in Rogier Park on West Fillmore Street.
The free lunches will also be available on Wednesdays at:
• Shobonier – Township building across from the post office.
• Vera – Township garage parking lot.
• Ramsey – Lions Park.

Coming Events
Benefit for Brownstown School Bus Driver
A Liver Journey Celebration/benefit will be held for the Rich Cade family on Sunday, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Mother of Dolors Parish Center, 705 W. St. Clair St., Vandalia.
Rich Cade was diagnosed with alpha-1 antitrypsin disorder, dangerously low platelets and an enlarged spleen 10 years ago, and the family set out on what they have called the “Liver Journey,” in hopes of receiving a liver transplant.

Marrow Registry Drive
A marrow registry drive will be held next Tuesday, from 3-8 p.m., at the St. Peter Fire Department (301 E. Third St., St. Peter).
If you can’t attend the drive, you can join the registry online at www.bethematch.org.
Click on “Join” and “Join Now.” When prompted, enter the promo code: Madison.
This drive is for 18-44 year olds.
For more information, contact Denise at dmosley@nmdp.org or 314-348-5660.
Birth

A number of area players were named to Egyptian-Illini Conference all-conference squads.
Karissa Woody of Mulberry Grove named MVP as a member of the first team.
Others named to the first team were Paige Fleeman of Christ Our Rock Lutheran; Kayla Zimmerman and Lauren Robison of Mulberry Grove; Baylee Scholes and Tessa Philpot of St. Elmo/Brownstown; Skye Kimberlin and Abbi Cunningham of Ramsey; and Amanda Pierce and Billie Kollman of Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick.

Two members of this year's Vandals baseball squad received all-conference honors.
Vandalia's Zach Schaal, a graduating senior, was named to the South Central Conference first team as a designated hitter/utility player.
Sophomore Richie Well was named to the third team as an infielder.